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Application icon moving method and electronic device

US11474664B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 20, 2020
Grant dateOct 18, 2022
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Expiry dateFeb 20, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/451
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An application icon moving method and an electronic device, where after a first application is installed in the electronic device, the electronic device displays an interface including an icon of the first application, when receiving a second operation from a user on the icon of the first application, the electronic device displays a management menu around the icon of the first application, where the management menu includes one or more of an identifier of a sub-screen of a home screen of the electronic device or an identifier of a folder included in a sub-screen. The electronic device receives a third operation from the user on a first identifier included in the management menu, and move, in response to the third operation, the icon of the first application to a sub-screen or a folder corresponding to the first identifier.

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